Dr. Malow will be fielding questions on sleep issues affecting individuals on the autism spectrum and their families. This webchat is being held in tandem with the same day release of Sleep Strategies for Children with Autism: A Parent’s Guide, the latest free tool kit published by the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network (ATN) as part of its participation in the Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health (AIR-P). The tool kit will become available for free download on the ATN’s “Tools You Can Use” page the same day.

Joining Dr. Malow will be ATN Program Director Nancy Jones, Ph.D., who will be fielding general questions about ATN services and other Autism Speaks resources.

My son has trouble sleeping at night he gets up at least 2 or 3 times a night. But when he gets up he seems to be confused and kind of really knowing where he’s at. And the next morning he doesn’t remember even getting up!
I was wondering if this is normal or does he have other issues than just having autism?

I have a son who is 28 years old and still getting up every night. We have tried all kinds of sleeping medications, benadryl, natural remedies etc. and nothing seems to give him, or us, a full night of rest. I will be very interested to hear what the Dr. has to offer. A full moon is truly a nightmare for us, anyone else have that problem?

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